英 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艸」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艸」
- On
- エイえい · ei
- Kun
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- Meaning
- England; brilliant; excellent
Stroke order
Origin
A phonetic-semantic character: 艹 (grass) with 央 for the sound; originally a beautiful flower, later 'outstanding; excellent'.
Readings and examples
| Onエイえいei | 英雄えいゆう英断えいだん俊英しゅんえい |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 英語えいご
English (language)
- 英雄えいゆう
hero
- 英俊えいしゅん
- 英智えいち
- 俊英しゅんえい
Example
英語の勉強がすきです。
I like studying English.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)